Tompkins Cortland Community College is a public community college located in Dryden, NY. It offers 49 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 16 programs).

It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Tompkins Cortland Community College is $6,946 for New York residents and $12,831 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of New York public community colleges' average ($10,861).

The school has 4,442 students, which is higher than New York community collleges' average (2,570). In addition, 424 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (15 to 1) of New York community colleges.


2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Tompkins Cortland Community College. Then, we compare its costs to New York community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance - Tompkins Cortland
New York ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,946$12,831
Books & Supplies$1,400
On-Campus Living Costs$15,067
Off-Campus Living Costs$15,067
Average Financial Aid$2,825
Cost of Attendance$23,413$29,298
After Financial Aid$20,588$26,473
Tompkins Cortland Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
New York ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Tompkins Cortland Community College$6,946$12,831
Public Community Colleges in New York$7,244$10,861
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Tompkins Cortland Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs610NOT OFFERED
Total Programs1237NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
Agroecology and Sustainable AgricultureNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Culinary Arts/Chef TrainingNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EngineeringNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care and Support Services ManagementNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Legal Assistant/Paralegal2 completers
4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Creative Writing 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 50 completers
NOT OFFERED
General Studies 126 completers
NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 12 completers
NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED 15 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Building Construction Technology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Commercial and Advertising ArtNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 54 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and Management1 completers
24 completers
NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant ManagementNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Special Products Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 4,442 students at Tompkins Cortland Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,908 male students and 2,655 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total4,5631,0083,555
Male Students1,9084191,489
Female Students2,6555892,066

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 4,442 total students, 1,062 students enrolled through distance learning (424 students enrolled exclusively and 638 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,442
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses424
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses638
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,380

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address170 North St, Dryden, NY
Phone607-844-8211
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$6,946
Out-of-State$12,831
Student Population »4,442 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »23%
Transfer-out Rate18%
Retention Rate48% (Full-time)
43% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$2,825
Students to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)